Jharkhand Rural Health Mission Society Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Jharkhand Advt No. – 07/2012 Last date for Application – 10 December, 2012 Contractual appointment of Allopathic and AYUSH Doctors for School Health Programme and mainstreaming of AYUSH Under National Rural Health Mission Jharkhand Rural Health Mission Society invites application from the suitable candidat for the contractual appointment of Allopathic and AYUSH Doctors for School Health Programme (SHP) and mainstreaming of AYUSH. All the positions are for the Primary Health Center (PHC) and Community Health Center (CHC) in the rural area under District Rural Health Society. Details for the positions are.... I. Name of the position and Number of posts Post Code 01 Name of the Post Medical Officer – SchoolHealth Programme Total No. of Post 388* Unreserved 194 Scheduled Tribe 101 Scheduled Caste 39 EBC 31 BC 23 02 Medical Officer – AYUSH 42 21 11 4 3 3

Gold awards for 28 AYUSH doctors

Gold awards for 28 AYUSH doctors By Express News Service - BANGALORE 09th November 2012 11:05 AM Health Minister Aravind Limbavali interacting with students of AYUSH in Bangalore on Thursday | Suresh Nampoothiri Health Minister Aravind Limbavali interacting with students of AYUSH in Bangalore on Thursday | Suresh Nampoothiri “A committee formed to look into the demands of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) doctors to prescribe allopathy medicines during emergencies is expected to submit its report within two months. The state government will then take a decision,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister Aravind Limbavali. Speaking at a function organised by AYUSH department to present gold awards to doctors who have excelled in AYUSH medicine, the minister said AYUSH doctors contend their drugs work slowly and hence, need permission to prescribe allopathy medicines in emergencies. Twelve states have permitted AYUSH doctors to do so but not Karnataka. So, a committee headed by the additional chief secretary was constituted to look into the matter. Limbavali said, “All the hospitals and clinics have to compulsorily register with the health department within six months as per Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act 2009. Besides, they have to display information regarding facilities available and also charges for treatments.” Principal Secretary for Health and Family Welfare M Madan Gopal said, “Lack of scientific research and standard treatment procedures based on protocols are coming in the way of people accepting AYUSH. Like how allopathy carries out research and development, even AYUSH should have a scientific research.” He said to promote AYUSH, he has recommended a mission on the lines of National Rural Health Mission. The government had not given awards since 2003. On Thursday, awards were given to 28 eminent doctors who have excelled in the field of AYUSH.

BSc.AYUSH

Medical fraternity peeved over new MCI course Ashish Gaur, TNN | Sep 26, 2012, 01.38PM IST Tweet INDORE: The decision of Medical Council of India (MCI) to introduce three-and-a-half-year degree course in community medicine after 12{+t}{+h} class, to deal with the shortage of doctors in rural areas, has evoked wide resentment among allopathic doctors and Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) fraternity here. Medical practitioners rue that B Sc in community health course that will be started from April next will lead to contradiction as students with allopathic and AYUSH degrees are already doing the same work. They say government should rather improve facilities in the rural areas rather than creating another lot of unemployed youth. President of the Indian Medical Association-MP branch Dr Dilip Acharya said, "Nearly a lakh AYUSH doctors in the country are unemployed and the new course will only lead to resentment within the community. Union government should rather train unemployed AYUSH doctors for six months and allow them to work to meet scarcity of medical officers in rural areas." Dr Acharya raised ambiguity over the surety that B Sc community medicine degree holders will serve the villages. "What if they take advantage of their degree and start practicing in urban areas?," he added. As per MCI, B Sc community health degree holder will be a special cadre of health workers trained mainly in district hospitals and placed in sub-centres or primary health centres and will be taught "some module of clinical work". This means this cadre can actually diagnose and treat basic medical cases, get involved in immunization programmes and administer extended first aid. The AYUSH medical officer association too is apprehensive about the new course. They said the government should give preference to people who have knowledge about medicine and body physiology and train them for better utilization of human resources. "A large number of people with AYUSH degrees are already unemployed. Government should initiate action to provide job avenues to them first," said Dr S D Jadhav, president, AYUSH medical officer association.

AYUSH facilities co-located with 9559 PHCs.

AYUSH facilities co-located with 9559 primary health centres Press Trust of India / New Delhi September 20, 2012, 22:15 The Health Ministry today said it had taken several steps for strengthening health care facilities by integrating department of ayurveda, yoga & naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy (AYUSH) systems in national health care delivery systems. The integration is facilitated by appointing or co-locating AYUSH doctors & supporting staff and creating infrastructure according to local needs, a statement by the ministry said. There were 640 districts, 6431 blocks and 638588 villages incorporating 605 District Hospitals (DHs), 4535 Community Health Centres (CHCs) and 23673 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) till March 2011. Out of these, AYUSH facilities had been co-located with 416 District Hospitals, 2942 Community Health Centres and 9559 Primary Health Centres during 2011. About 68.76 percent District hospitals had been co-located with AYUSH facilities till 2011, the ministry said in the statement. All the District hospitals existing in the states and union territories of Goa, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Lakshadweep and Puducherry had been co-located with AYUSH facilities, whereas, the states having more than 50 percent of the District hospitals co-located with AYUSH facilities were Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, the statement added. There had been no co-location of AYUSH facilities in the Districts hospitals of the remaining 12 states and union territories, the ministry said. Nearly 65 percent Community Health Centres had been co-located with AYUSH facilities till 2011. (More)

673 posts vacant in Ayush Dept.

Andhra Pradesh | Posted on Sep 21, 2012 at 10:43am IST 673 posts vacant in Ayush Departmen As many as 673 posts, including 211 doctors, are vacant in the Ayush department, medical education minister Kondru Murali informed the State Legislative Assembly here on Thursday. Replying to a question tabled in the House by G Mallesh and others, the minister stated that the posts will be filled shortly. RTE Modalities: In answer to another question by K Rambhupal Reddy and others, primary education minister S Sailajanath informed that the modalities for implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act were yet to be finalised. He said the government had issued orders in 2010 reserving 25 pc seats for disadvantaged for admission to class-1 in private unaided schools. source: indianexpressExpress News Service

planning commission and AYUSH

Planning Commission raises health allocation Press Trust of India / New Delhi September 15, 2012, 20:25 The Planning Commission today finalised an outlay of Rs 3 lakh crore for the Health Sector in the 12th Five Year Plan, a rise of 288 per cent from the last Plan, accounting for 1.95 per cent of the GDP. Despite a massive hike, the allocation fell short of the Health Ministry's expectation which had sought over Rs 4 lakh crore for the sector from 2012 to 2017. Earlier, the Health Ministry and National Advisory Council led by Sonia Gandhi had expressed its displeasure after the draft chapter on health indicated total public investment on health to be only 1.58 per cent of GDP as against the suggested 2.5 per cent in the Approach Paper. Of the total Rs 3,00,018 crore allocated for the health sector during the Plan, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has been allocated Rs 2,80,551 crore, Department of AYUSH Rs 6,044 crore, the Department of Health Research Rs 4,029 crore and the Department of AIDS Control a total of Rs 9,394 crore. The 12th Plan was approved by the Planning Commission at its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today. The Plan document would be brought into effect once the National Development Council (NDC) gives its final nod to it, after the Union Cabinet clears it. Once implemented, the Health Ministry is likely to unveil many of its ambitious programmes including the universal health care, provision of free medicines to all in public healthcare facilities and expanded National Health Mission, which includes the new National Urban Health Mission for the urban population, besides opening of new health institutions. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad also raised concerns of the Ministry before the Planning Commission at the meeting. The Health Ministry also opposed the Panel's proposal to change the system of allocation of funds to states under centrally-sponsored health schemes which it wants to monitor directly instead of the Ministry, Commission sources said. (MORE)

ASU drugs issued by Ayush dept

Industry opposes revised Schedule Z of GCP for clinical trials on ASU drugs issued by Ayush dept Suja Nair Shirodkar, Mumbai Thursday, September 13, 2012, 08:00 Hrs [IST] The Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani (ASU) industry is vehemently opposing the revised Schedule Z of the good clinical practices (GCP) for clinical trials on ASU medicines issued by the Department of Ayush last month. The revised Schedule Z deals with the requirements to undertake clinical trials for ASU drugs which the industry claims is a highly unreasonable demand made by the government, threatening to wipe out the industry completely by maiming its growth perspective. In its recently released draft guidelines, the Department of Ayush makes it mandatory for all ASU manufacturers to undertake clinical trials to manufacture ASU drugs for sale. It states that the application for permission to manufacture ASU drugs for sale or to undertake clinical trials should be made in form 24D accompanied with data in accordance. It mandates that the approval for clinical trial on an ASU drug should be initiated only after the permission has been granted by the licensing authority under rule 152, along with the approval from the respective ethics committees. According to the draft notification, the licensing authority should be informed of the approval of the respective institutional ethics committees as prescribed and the trial initiated at each respective site only after obtaining such an approval for that site. An expert from the industry pointed out that the stringent requirements for granting permission to manufacture ASU drugs is going to kill the industry which is already struggling to grow. “It is highly unprofessional on the part of the government to adopt provisions that go against the growth interest of the industry. We have already sent our representation to the government demanding immediate action to safeguard the interest of the industry at large,” he said. Expressing concern over this issue, the industry pointed out that it is disturbing to know that the Department of Ayush has adopted and formulated this guidelines based on CDSCO document on GCP Guidelines that was released in 2001 for clinical trials on pharma products. They argue, “How can the government adopt something for the traditional industry that is in line with modern allopathic medicines. Ayurveda has been practised in the country from many years now based only on rich traditional knowledge, without depending on any clinical trials or any documentation. Moreover, it is not feasible and affordable for the small scale manufacturers who make up the most of the industry to carry out all ASU medicines research in India at all stages of drug development, whether prior or subsequent to product registration in India.” Experts strongly assert that the industry will never be able to deal with the cost associated with the clinical trials which in itself is an unnecessary requirement forced by the government against the manufacturers of traditional medicines. Expressing concern over the grappling fate of the traditional drug manufacturers in the country, experts from the industry have asked the government to reconsider the provisions for the growth of the industry.

NRHM AYUSH Booster dose

Rural health sector set to get a booster dose TNN | Sep 7, 2012, 04.31AM IST Article LUCKNOW: After getting delayed for more than five years, the rural health infrastructure in state may witness some improvement as the health and family welfare department has finally decided to link local health streams - Ayurveda, Unani, Sidha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) - with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The move allows hiring of AYUSH practitioners and purchase of medicines used in these streams at district-level to provide basic minimum health facilities, which at present are in poor state due to shortage of qualified allopathy doctors. In fact, one of the main objective of the NRHM, when launched in 2005, was to revitalize AYUSH, which was traditionally a part of the public health system in rural areas earlier but gradually declined with time. While the AYUSH was introduced in many parts of the country, the objective remained unfulfilled in UP for five years. However, now, as per the provisions of the NRHM, the AYUSH medications would be included in the drug kit of ASHA (accredited social health activist), who creates awareness about health related issues among rural masses. Further, the drugs supplied to health facilities such as primary and community health centers (CHC and PHC) will also include AYUSH medication. Also, in a CHC, two rooms would be provided for AYUSH practitioner and pharmacist as per norms. Moreover, single doctor PHCs would be upgraded to two doctor centres by inducting AYUSH practitioner. The previous government initiated appointment of AYUSH doctors but the effort was marred by the shadow of the scam. "The problem areas have been addressed and we are heading in the right direction," said, NRHM, Mukesh Meshram who has recently issued orders regarding coordination of work for taking AYUSH to the rural areas. This comes a week after the state government formed an elaborate policy for AYUSH which includes its activities and coordinates procurement of medicines. Sources said that till now, there was no specific policy for procurement of alternatives medicines despite strong recommendations from the ministry of health. As per the policy, medicines would be procured at the district level by a committee comprising chief medical officer as member secretary, and district homeopathy officer, regional ayurvedic or unani officer, finance officer at CMO officer and district programme manager NRHM as members. As head of the district healthy committee, district magistrate would be the head of the said committee. The policy has enlisted certain mandatory conditions to be followed for procurement of medicines. The committee should be ensured that at least 60% of the formulations are classical formulation while not more than 40% of the medicines should be patented or proprietary medicines. The committee would be liable to ensure procurement of quality products. For this, the members will have to see that samples from the each batch of the medicine being supplied for government use should be cleared for quality by labs approved by national accredited board for testing and calibrations laboratories or government quality labs. The committee must see that the medicines are procured from manufacturers and not from firms that market it. The price of the medicines should be at par or lower than what is mentioned in employees state insurance corporation, central government health scheme, Tamil Nadu medical services corporation or central government agencies. The committee will also see that the shelf life of the medicines should be at least 75% from the date of procurement. Also, date of manufacturing should not be older than six months. The TOI

allowed mutual exchange of seats

MBBS, BDS students allowed mutual exchange of seats Bangalore, Sep 6, 2012, DHNS : KEA candidates can avail of scheme Students who have selected seats in MBBS, BDS and Ayush first year courses through the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) this year will be provided an opportunity to opt for the mutual exchange of seats, Medical Education Minister S A Ramdas announced in Bangalore on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Ramdas said only those candidates who have selected a particular course this year (2012-13) through the KEA can avail themselves of the scheme. Exchange of seats should be through mutual consent between two candidates. Those interested may apply for the scheme with the Directorate of Medical Education before September 24. NOC They will also have to attach no objection certificates from the principal of the college to which they have been admitted and also from the college they propose to join. A three-member official committee will scrutinise the application for clearance. All admissions through mutual exchange will have to be completed by September 28. Details of the scheme will be hosted on the website: http://kea.kar.nic.in Special round Ramdas said that the KEA will conduct a special three-day online admission round from September 16 to fill vacancies in undergraduate medical, dental and Ayush courses. He said the special admission round will be conducted to fill 17 MBBS seats, 205 BDS seats, 175 seats in Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy and Homeopathy courses. The medical education department slapped show cause notices on five colleges on Thursday for allegedly collecting excess fee from students. These include KIMS, Bangalore; JNMC, Belgaum; Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore; JJMC, Davangere and V S Dental College, Bangalore. Notice issued He said five other colleges including the KLE Dental College, Belgaum, the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, the Basaveshwara Medical College, the Chitradurga and Tadikela Medical College, Shimoga were issued similar notices last month. The colleges returned the excess money taken from students, he said. The colleges had been charging excess fees ranging between Rs 15,000 and Rs 35,000, he added. Warning The minister warned that RGUHS will not approve admissions in colleges if they do not comply with the government directions and return the excess fees by September 30. The government had the power to withdraw the essentiality certificate given to medical and dental colleges and also recommend derecognition by the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India, Ramdas warned.

Panel formed to study AYUSH

Panel formed to study AYUSH row By Sangeetha Samuel - BANGALORE 07th September 2012 10:25 AM The deadlock over the use of allopathic medicines along with ayurveda by the Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) doctors may soon end in the state. A high-power committee, headed by the additional chief secretary, has been constituted to look into the use of the allopathic medicines by ayurveda doctors. The government has directed the committee to submit a report within 20 days. The committee also consists of principal secretary of Medical Education, director of Department of AYUSH, vice-chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, secretaries of legal and finance departments, members of IMA and Karnataka Medical Council. Dr N A Magadum, president of AYUSH Federation of India-Karnataka said it is crucial to use allopathy medicines along with ayurveda especially in emergency cases. “The use of allopathy is essential in rural areas, as more number of BAMS doctors serve in villages. In cases of emergency, like in case of dehydration the doctors have to administer IV fluids. At a situation like this a doctor cannot restrict to ayurveda medicines alone”. He also cited the example of administering anti-tetanus drug in case of a cut or bruise, which is again an allopathic drug. He said, that under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act section 2 (ee) BAMS doctors use modern medicines along with ayurveda practises. “States like Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu have already permitted the BAMS doctors to use allopathy medicine,” he said. As per the instruction from the Apex Court and the Centre, 12 states have been issued government order to permit the usage of allopathic medicine along with ayurveda based on the need of the situation. Magadum said that if the GO permitting AYUSH doctors to use allopathic medicine is passed then as many as 40,000 ayurveda doctors in the state would benefit. by The New Indian Express